Leadership: Lessons from a Life in Diplomacy

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In this book, McDonald synthesizes the skills he’s learned through his many years working in diplomacy, offering an insightful contribution amid heightening debates over the leadership of the United Kingdom. Considering the future of British leadership, he makes a case for the reform of the monarchy, the cabinet, civil service, and, in particular, the House of Lords, of which he has been a member since 2021. The Palace were expecting a hatchet job, but the maliciousness of the claims in Omid Scobie's book has left them all reeling, writes REBECCA ENGLISH I was trying to maintain credibility and trying to convey a message to a group of people, most of whom I felt had voted to remain in the EU, that their personal feelings were beside the professional point,” he added. a b "Top civil servant 'wrong' about EU equipment claim". BBC News. 21 April 2020 . Retrieved 19 June 2020.

McDonald had worked at the heart of government under several prime ministers. For five years he was the chief civil servant in the Foreign Office, in charge of 14,000 diplomatic staff in 270 countries as the department’s Permanent Under Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service. In 2020 he was made Baron McDonald of Salford, sitting as a crossbench peer. Hilary Duff and husband Matthew Koma take their kids to meet Santa Claus in LA: 'We love this time of year!'

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a b c "Christ's College elects new Master". Christs College. University of Cambridge. 23 November 2021 . Retrieved 5 July 2022.

A regular contributor to Lords debates, his spoken interventions have largely been to ask knowledgable questions in foreign affairs matters, or to gently promote an establishment view of UK diplomacy.

Lessons from a Life in Diplomacy

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It was unpleasant but much less unpleasant than what the victims of the various Pincher scandals had undergone. And it was wrong. I knew it was wrong," Sir Simon said.

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I’ve worked for quite a few Foreign Secretaries who had crap relations with the prime minister and it meant they couldn’t do the job. The people they’re dealing with overseas monitor these situations, so if they think the person in front of them is going to be contradicted by somebody in London, they’re not going to have the impact they want.” Foreign Office boss Sir Simon McDonald to step down early after department merger plan". Sky News . Retrieved 19 June 2020. It took courage to publish that letter. Some may ask why bravery is required for such a senior figure in the British establishment to put their hand up and simply point out the truth in plain facts. But the consequences were huge and his reputation could have been destroyed if he made an error.

His letter was damning. “ The original No 10 line is not true and the modification is still not accurate,” he wrote. “Mr Johnson was briefed in person about the initiation and outcome of the investigation. There was a “formal complaint”. Allegations were “resolved” only in the sense that the investigation was completed; Mr Pincher was not exonerated. To characterise the allegations as “unsubstantiated” is therefore wrong.” Pop Idol's Michelle McManus says going sober made her feel 'more empowered' after using booze as form of 'escapism' Later in the documentary, Lidington confirms that the possibility of him taking over as prime minister to call a second referendum was discussed as May struggled to get her Brexit deal through parliament.Britney Spears takes a swipe at her sister Jamie Lynn over her I'm A Celeb comments: 'Ladies do not start fights'